Zhu Ge Liang; 181–234; of Wuzhang Plains, Shaanxi; passed away.
Born in Yangdu, Langya. Married to Huang Yue Ying, daughter of Huang Cheng Yan.
Zhu Ge Liang was a chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognized as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era. Zhu Ge was believed to be the inventor of mantou, the landmine and a mysterious but efficient automatic transportation device initially used for grain. He wrote the Thirty-Six Stratagems, and Mastering the Art of War.
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Zhu Ge Liang; 181–234; of Wuzhang Plains, Shaanxi; passed away.
Born in Yangdu, Langya. Married to Huang Yue Ying, daughter of Huang Cheng Yan.
Zhu Ge Liang was a chancellor of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He is often recognized as the greatest and most accomplished strategist of his era. Zhu Ge was believed to be the inventor of mantou, the landmine and a mysterious but efficient automatic transportation device initially used for grain. He wrote the Thirty-Six Stratagems, and Mastering the Art of War.
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Yao Ming is considered to be one of the world’s best basketball players. Ming is a professional basketball player of the NBA. He is currently the tallest player in the NBA at 7 ft 6 in. Yao Ming is one of China's best-known athletes and he has been the richest celebrity in China for five straight years. Yao Ming is considered to be one of the best in the NBA. Yao debuted in the Chinese Basketball Association as a presumably shorter 17-year old.Gong Li
Gong Li is an excellent Chinese film actress who represents Chinese actresses all over the world and is credited with helping bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States. She won the Best Actress Award at the 49th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese mainland actress to win an international award. She was named one of the world's 50 most beautiful women by People. Her performance in Hollywood movies like Miami Vice and Hannibal Rising established Gong Li status as an international star.Jimmy Choo
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Gong Li is an outstanding Chinese film actress who represents Chinese actresses all over the world and is credited with helping bring Chinese cinema to Europe and the United States. She won the Best Actress Award at the 49th Venice International Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese mainland actress to win an international award. The Chinese natural beauty was named one of the world's 50 most beautiful women by People. Her performance in Hollywood movies like Miami Vice and Hannibal Rising established Gong Li status as an international star.Aixinjueluo Puyi, the last emperor
Puyi was the last Emperor of China between 1908 and 1924. He reigned till the Chinese Revolution. Puyi’s abdication was a symbol of the end of a long era in China. His life has been the feature of several books and was portrayed also in Bernardo Bertolucci's film The Last Emperor which is considered to be a plausible portrayal of his life.Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was a Chinese revolutionary warfare strategist, poet, political theorist, and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He was the architect and founding father of the People's Republic of China from its establishment in 1949, and held authoritarian control over the nation until his death in 1976.Lao Tzu
Lao Tzu was one of the famous people of ancient China who is considered to be the father of Chinese Taoism. Taoism is an ancient philosophy that advocates living a simple life. He is said to have lived in the 6th century BC, according to ancient Chinese history.Bruce Lee
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